Today is Mary Welsh Hemingway Day in Bemidji; play being written in her honor
BEMIDJI Those skating years were also the years when I celebrated my birthday on April 5 by making the first swim of the season in Lake Bemidji. Usually the winter s ice had retreated only a yard or two from the beach at Diamond Point, but th.
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Ernest and Mary Hemingway on safari in Africa, 1953-1954.
BEMIDJI - “Those skating years were also the years when I celebrated my birthday on April 5 by making the first swim of the season in Lake Bemidji. Usually the winter’s ice had retreated only a yard or two from the beach at Diamond Point, but there was enough open water for swimming fifteen or twenty strokes and whoever accompanied me came out of the water pink and giggling.”
Jourdain defeats Larson for Bemidji at-large seat
Daniel Jourdain, 35, is set to become the next Bemidji City Council member to hold the at-large seat. Results from a special election Tuesday show he defeated 76-year-old Dave Larson. 10:10 pm, Feb. 9, 2021 ×
Daniel Jourdain
BEMIDJI Another newcomer to local government will be joining the Bemidji City Council soon after Tuesday s special election.
According to results from the Bemidji City Clerk s office, 35-year-old Daniel Jourdain has defeated Dave Larson, 76, for the at-large seat on the council. In total, Jourdain received 524 votes, while Larson earned 410.
Jourdain, an employment specialist with the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, and Larson, a semi-retired architect, were the top two finishers in a previous special election held in November. The other candidates in the first round for the at-large seat were 74-year-old Linda Lemmer, a retired rehabilitation counselor, and 75-year-old Roger Schmidt, a r
October 4
Breaking ground on new GRFD fire hall
For 125 years, the Grand Rapids Fire Hall has been located just east of City Hall on NE Fifth Street. This week, city leaders joined the Grand Rapids Fire Department (GRFD) to break ground on a new site for the hall.
A lot directly north of the IRC Building in Grand Rapids and south of SE 11th Street between Pokegama Avenue and SE Second Avenue will be the location of the new Grand Rapids Fire Hall. The current fire hall will be sold to Itasca County for the purpose of expanding county jail facilities onto the existing courthouse building.
Bemidji Council finalizes fiscal matters for the year
The Bemidji City Council approved the 2021 budget, tax levy, Sanford Center financial plan and capital improvement plan Monday. 8:45 am, Dec. 22, 2020 ×
Bemidji City Hall.
BEMIDJI Bemidji Council members took action on several items Monday to set the city up for the year ahead.
During the meeting, the council passed the 2021 tax levy, budget and financial plan for the city-owned Sanford Center event facility, as well as the five year capital improvement plan from 2021-2025. By the council s work Monday, the tax levy for 2021 was set at $6.5 million.
The amount is an increase of $397,200, or 6.5% higher than in 2020. Because of new construction and addition of land annexed from Northern Township, Bemidji Finance Director Ron Eischens has said residents are unlikely to see an increase in their city taxes.